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A Yearlong Wedding Timeline to Organize Your Dream Wedding

By Anjelica MacGregor

Piecing together an immaculate wedding takes a lot of planning. To help a vision come to life, here is a wedding timeline that answers all of your pre-bridal questions. Use this plan to help customize that dream wedding of yours.

12+ Months Before

□Discuss and settle on a budget.

□Pick a season of the wedding. Being flexible on exact dates will give you a larger selection of venues.

□Research locations for the venue and start touring.

□Have an engagement party! And yes, it’s OK to create a registry beforehand.

□Book the venue.

10 Months Before

□Determine wedding style.

□Shop for and order your gown.

□If not provided by the venue, start looking for catering companies that will incorporate the wedding theme.

□Research and book wedding vendors, including the videographer, photographer and reception band or D.J.

□Hire an officiant.

□Take engagement photographs.

□Select the bridal party.

□Consider researching a wedding insurance policy to protect all deposits.

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